Category: Rx Cancer (A – Z)

“Ki-1 lymphoma” is an older name for a cancer now called anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The term “Ki-1” came from the Ki-1 antibody,...

Ki-1–positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a cancer of white blood cells called T-cells. “Ki-1” is the old name for a surface protein now...

Positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma almost always means ALK-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALK+ ALCL). It is a fast-growing cancer of T-cells (a type...

Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a cancer of T-cells, which are white blood cells that help your immune system fight germs. In ALCL, the...

Anaplastic ganglioglioma (AGG) is a rare brain tumor made of two parts: abnormal neurons (ganglion cells) and a glial (support) cell component that shows...

A WHO grade III ependymal neoplasm—often called anaplastic ependymoma—is a fast-growing tumor that starts from ependymal cells, the cells that line the fluid-filled spaces...

Undifferentiated ependymal tumor isn’t a formal diagnosis in today’s World Health Organization (WHO) system. Since 2021, ependymal tumors are classified mainly by where they...

An undifferentiated ependymal neoplasm is a brain or spinal cord tumor that shows ependymal lineage (it comes from cells that line the brain’s ventricles...

Malignant ependymoma is a fast-growing cancer that starts from ependymal cells. These cells line the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain and spinal canal. In...

High-grade ependymoma is a fast-growing brain or spinal cord tumor that starts from ependymal cells, which line the fluid-filled spaces (ventricles) and central canal...

Anaplastic ependymal tumor is an older label that referred to a fast-growing (grade 3) ependymoma—a tumor that starts from ependymal cells, the cells lining...

An anaplastic ependymal neoplasm means a high-grade (more aggressive) tumor that grows from ependymal cells—the cells that line the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain...

An anaplastic ependymoma is a fast-growing brain or spinal cord tumor that comes from ependymal cells — the cells that line the fluid-filled spaces...

Malignant astrocytoma is a fast-growing brain or spinal cord tumor that starts from star-shaped support cells called astrocytes. These cells live in the “glue”...

Grade III astrocytoma is a diffuse, fast-growing brain tumor that starts from star-shaped support cells called astrocytes. “Diffuse” means the tumor cells infiltrate normal...

A grade III astrocytic tumour is a cancer that starts from star-shaped support cells in the brain called astrocytes. On a microscope slide, the...

A grade III astrocytic tumor is a fast-growing brain cancer that develops from star-shaped support cells called astrocytes. In modern classification, most adult grade...

A grade III astrocytic neoplasm is a cancer that starts from star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes. It grows faster than low-grade tumors and can...

Malignant Anaplastic astrocytoma, IDH-mutant, grade 3 is a cancer that starts in star-shaped support cells of the brain called astrocytes. “IDH-mutant” means the tumor’s...

Anaplastic astrocytoma is a cancer of the brain that grows from star-shaped support cells called astrocytes. Doctors now use the newer WHO system (2021+)...